Brief Life History of James Marsh
When James Marsh Petrey was born on 14 October 1894, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, his father, Adam Nelson Petrey, was 28 and his mother, Nancy Wyatt, was 26. He had at least 4 sons with Mary S. Campbell. He lived in Magisterial District 3, Whitley, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 5 December 1975, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.
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- Marshall Petrey, "United States Census, 1930"
- James M Petrey, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- J M Petrey, "Kentucky, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1900 · Governor Shot
On January 30, 1900 Governor William Goebel of Kentucky was assassinated. He took a bullet to the chest, outside the Old State Capitol. He died on February 3, 1900.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Petrie . This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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